Articles / Climate/Justice

For the last decade, environmentalists and unions have been on the defensive. Now it’s time to launch an offensive to collectively determine our future. We have a roadmap to get there. Let’s use it. Keep reading…

As a Crown corporation Canada Post belongs to us, the people, and we get a say in what it does. So what happens if we direct it to go 100 per cent renewable? It would be one of the largest actions the government could take against climate change. Keep reading…

As I write this, tens of thousands of activists are delivering jars of sea water from Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet to more than 60 MPs’ offices across the country to make the point that water is sacred and must be protected. Keep reading…

While no Canadian cities have eliminated fares altogether, many have made public transit partially free. What can’t we make it completely free, for everyone? If Estonia can do it, we can too. Keep reading…

LafargeHolcim, the world’s third largest building supplies company, wants to burn 400,000 used tires a year at its cement plant just four kilometres away from the village of Brookfield, Nova Scotia. Should we be worried? Keep reading…

South of the border, a struggle against a pipeline and for the self-determination of a people has been capturing international attention. At home, dozens of similar struggles are playing out across the country. One question lies at the heart of each of them: what is the relationship between Indigenous people and the Canadian government? Keep reading…

A national climate strategy holds incredible potential for the labour movement. That’s why the Canadian Labour Congress teamed up with a number of environmental organizations and First Nations to deliver a proposal called “One Million Climate Jobs” to the prime minister. Keep reading…

A national climate strategy holds incredible potential for the labour movement. That’s why the Canadian Labour Congress teamed up with a number of environmental organizations and First Nations to deliver a proposal called “One Million Climate Jobs” to the prime minister. Keep reading…

Every year, Nova Scotia suffers a net loss of 1,300 people under the age of 30, and the province’s population has been in decline since 2011. What’s needed now is the implementation of a bold new vision that’s already been mapped out. Keep reading…